Grand Rapids
,
MI
— Intertek ETL Entela announces plans for a new automotive component and
systems test lab in
Shanghai, the first commercial lab of its kind in China.The
new facility, to be called “Intertek Automotive Services” will operate as
part of Intertek ETL Entela and will be located in the Pudong Region of Shanghai, with 40,000 square feet of available space.

“With
Intertek Automotive Services we are committed to bringing ETL Entela’s
automotive testing and engineering expertise to
China
as a full-service supplier” said Ms.
Kim Phillipi
, Regional President. “We’re proud to be the first commercial automotive
component and systems test lab in this region, and we are making a significant
investment in new equipment and facilities in order to provide comprehensive and
state-of-the-art testing capabilities.”

More
information is available by contacting +86 21 6495 6565 ext. 246 or 247 or +86
136 3669 4644 in
China
, or in the
U.S.
call 616-617-2767.

Intertek
Group plc (FSE:ITRK), an international testing, inspection and
certification organization, operates in 273 laboratories and 521 offices in 100
countries throughout the world. The company assesses customers' products and
commodities against a wide range of safety, regulatory, quality and performance
standards and in some cases, certifies the management systems of customers. The
ETL SEMKO division of Intertek provides access to global markets through its
local services including product safety testing and certification, EMC testing
and performance testing for customers in industries such as household
appliances, HVAC, cables and wiring accessories, industrial machinery, medical
devices, telecommunications, lighting, automotive, semiconductor, building
products and electronics.